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Thursday, October 21, 2004
Fisherman nets statue of ancient Greek athlete
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KPLC
ATHENS, Greece A Greek fisherman has made the catch of the day -- or maybe the century.
He snagged a 24-hundred-year-old bronze statue a few days ago, near the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos
The Greek Culture Ministry says it's missing a head, an arm and a leg, but it's still quite a find.
Experts think the statue is of a young athlete -- given the fact that it is naked, its stance indicates movement, and that there's a great deal of anatomical detail.
It is about four-feet-eight-inches tall and weighs nearly 155 pounds.
The fisherman handed the statue over the the port authority on October 15th, then it was taken to Athens under police guard.
KPLC
ATHENS, Greece A Greek fisherman has made the catch of the day -- or maybe the century.
He snagged a 24-hundred-year-old bronze statue a few days ago, near the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos
The Greek Culture Ministry says it's missing a head, an arm and a leg, but it's still quite a find.
Experts think the statue is of a young athlete -- given the fact that it is naked, its stance indicates movement, and that there's a great deal of anatomical detail.
It is about four-feet-eight-inches tall and weighs nearly 155 pounds.
The fisherman handed the statue over the the port authority on October 15th, then it was taken to Athens under police guard.
